Awards Presentation

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Awards Presentation

Awards PresentationWhen searching for good books for your students and your classroom, a good place to begin is with award winners. These books have been chosen based on certain criteria that makes them outstanding books. This presentation shows the purposes and criteria for receiving different awards. It also shows the current recipient and a past recipient of seven different award types.John Newbery AwardPurpose: To encourage good writing and creative, original works for children's books and to show that this type of book is important in literature ("The John Newbery," 2014).Terms/Criteria:awarded annually to the author of a children's bookmust be an original workmust be published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the previous year Honor Books are namedauthor must be a citizen or resident of the United Statesmedal is chosen by the Newbery CommitteeMust consider: theme or concept, accuracy, clarity, organization, plot, characters, setting, and style ("Newbery Medal," 2014)Randolph Caldecott MedalPurpose: To recognize the artist who created the most distinguished picture book of the year ("The Randolph Caldecott," 2014). Terms/Criteria:

awarded annuallymust be published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the previous yearmust be a picture bookillustrations must be original workHonor Books may be namedartists must be citizens or residents of the United Statesmedal awarded by the Caldecott CommitteeMust Consider: artistic technique, pictorial interpretation, appropriateness of style of illustration, the portrayal of the plot, theme, characters, setting, and mood, and the presentation to a child audience ("Terms and criteria: Randolph," 2014)Anna MillerEE 506February 1, 20142014 Award Winner"Don't we all live in our heads? Where else could we possibly exist? Our brains are the universe."Title:

("Welcome to the Newbery," 2014)("Newbery Medal winners," 2014)("Welcome to the Caldecott," 2014)("Caldecott Medal," 2014)Geisel Honor BooksTheodor Seuss Geisel AwardPurpose: To recognize the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers ("Theodor Seuss," 2014).Terms/Criteria: given annuallymust be published in English in the United States in the previous yearmust be original and function successfully as a book for beginning readersHonor Books may be namedauthor and illustrator must be citizens or residents of the United Statesaward may be given posthumouslymedal awarded by a Geisel Award CommitteeMust consider: subject matter must motivate the child to read, may or may not include chapters, new words should be added and repeated to ensure retention, sentences should be simple, minimum of 24 pages, maximum of 96 pages, illustrations must tell the story, and creates a successful reading experience ("Theodor Seuss Geisel Award terms," 2014)2014 Award WinnerTitle:

Bink & Gollie: Two for OneProducers: Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly EllardBased on the Book by: Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGheeDate of Publication of book: June 12, 2012Date of Production: 2013Length: 13 minutes

Mister OrangeAuthor: Truus MattiPublisher: Enchanted Lion BooksOriginally published in: Dutch Translated by: Laura WatkinsonDate of Publication: 2011(Welcome to the Mildred," 2014)Purpose: To recognize an author or illustrator whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution over a period of years to children's literature. Term/Criteria:

books must be published in the United Statesawarded every 2 yearsmay be nominated posthumouslynominees career must have been in the 25 years prior to nominationcitizenship or residence is not consideredsome of the nominee's books must have been available for the last 10 yearsnominee's books are continued to be requested and read by childrenmedal awarded by the Wilder Medal CommitteeMust Consider: books are notable and leading examples of their genre, the books have established a new type, kind, or trend in books for children, and the committee needs to be aware of the entire body of work of the author ("Wilder Award," 2014)Date of Publication: 1977Date of Publication: 1981Date of Publication: 1978Date of Publication: 1977Date of Publication: 1984Date of Publication: 1969Purpose: To recognize the most distinguished informational book published in the previous year.Terms/Criteria:awarded annuallymust be published in the United Statesmust be an original workHonor Books may be givenauthor must be a citizen or resident of the United Statesawarded to the author, author/illustrator, co-authors, or author and illustrator named on the title pagecan be given posthumouslymedal awarded by the Sibert Medal CommitteeMust Consider: use of language, visual presentation, organization and documentation, presentation of facts, concepts, and ideas, the style of the presentation for the subject and the audience, supportive features, and the book must be of interest and respectful to children ("Terms and criteria: Robert," 2014)Purpose: To honor the producer of an outstanding children's video production released during the preceding year.Terms/Criteria: awarded annually video distributed in the United Statescharacter must be in original formatproducer must be citizen or resident of the United Statesvideo can be feature length but cannot be released in theatersvideo can be based or made for a different mediumvideo must compliment and remain true to the original work, if adaptedvideo must be made available to the public in homes, libraries, and other organizations in the communitymedal awarded by the Carnegie Medal/Notable Children's Videos CommitteeMust consider: special technique of the medium, the visual interpretation of the story, theme, or concept, the use of sound, the portrayal of the plot, theme, characters, setting, and information presented, the acting, and the appropriateness of the technique to the story theme and concept ("Carnegie Medal terms," 2014)Purpose: To encourage the international exchange of children's books.Terms/Criteria:

must have been originally published in a language other than Englishmust have been published in a country other than the United Statesmust have been translated into English for production in the United Statesmedal awarded by the Batchelder Award CommitteeMust consider: text is essential, relationship is true to the original work, and the quality of the book published in the United States ("Mildred L. Batchelder," 2014)Past Award WinnerTitle: